Anthology Reviews
Here are some of the reviews from readers: A great review here from Dandelion Girl: Views of a Dandelion Girl: Kissing Frankenstein & Other Stories And here from Annette Thomson: Nettie Thomson: Kissing… Read More
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The Spaces in Between
‘Now, Ginny takes first pick of vacation time, on account of her having her little ones.’ I knew for a fact that Ginny’s kids were thirteen and fifteen – she told me that… Read More
Painting the Shed
I hear the first scream while I am painting the shed, kneeling in my brother’s old school shorts on a pile of yellowed newspapers. ‘No! She’s not dead!’ Great Uncle Jazeps, known to… Read More
The Alien’s Unfortunate Timing
Fat Bob was chomping one of his special meat pies when the alien landed. His doorbell rang. ‘Greetings,’ said the alien. ‘Are you the leader?’ ‘Huh?’ said Fat Bob through gravy and crumbs.… Read More
Tracking Elephants
‘Tenineightsevensixfifour-’ ‘Slow down, Rajiv!’ ‘OK, auntie, but I really want to press the button — like in the movies.’ ‘Does there have to be a countdown?’ ‘Yes — like a rocket!’ ‘In which… Read More
Best Served Cold
They may have looked pretty but the yellow suede pumps – bought especially for the trip – hid two sizeable blisters and enough dead skin cells to create a small artificial beach. Jenny… Read More
The Toll of Blue Sky Thinking
The bright March sky was a flat reprimand. Sylvia avoided meeting it. Straightening her rigid net curtains, she glanced sideways at the day’s nagging blueness. Thick and opaque, weighted with a strip of… Read More
